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Let's talk antitrust: Discussing recent cases and emerging competition issues
Recent cases and judgments have shone a light on some emerging themes and trends that companies will want to consider as part of their risk management framework.
United States | Publication | January 18, 2022
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) revised its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine policies on December 29, 2021, to reflect recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These changes are effective Monday, January 3, 2022 for all DOH directed isolation and quarantine and are part of the state’s effort to curtail the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Under the new policies, individuals who are COVID-19 positive, regardless of vaccination status, should isolate for at least five days and until symptoms are gone and continue to wear a mask for five days after isolation.
Individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19 are subject to differing guidelines depending on vaccination and booster status. Individuals who have been boosted or fully vaccinated within the past six months (or within past two months if they took the Johnson & Johnson vaccine) do not need to quarantine, but should mask for 10 days after exposure and get tested on day five. Those that have neither been boosted nor fully vaccinated should quarantine for five days after exposure, wear a mask for five days after quarantine and get tested on day five after exposure.
Additionally, anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even mild symptoms, should stay home from work, school and other activities. Those with symptoms who have not been tested should be tested as soon as possible.
The Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced that seven workplace fatalities occurred in 2021 among 23 reported incidents unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fatalities, which occurred in Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, reflect an increase from only two reported workplace deaths in 2020. In light of this increase, the DLIR recommends that all employers examine conditions at their workplaces, safety policies, and training and monitoring, and is hopeful that the number of fatalities and serious workplace injuries will decline in 2022.
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Recent cases and judgments have shone a light on some emerging themes and trends that companies will want to consider as part of their risk management framework.
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After a lacklustre finish to 2022 when compared to the vintage year for M&A that was 2021, dealmakers expected 2023 to see the market continue to cool in most sectors, in response to the economic headwinds of rising inflation (with its corresponding impact on financing costs), declining market valuations, tightening regulatory scrutiny and increasing geopolitical tensions.
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On 18 September 2023, the CMA published its Initial Report (Initial Report) on AI Foundation Models (FM), supplemented in April 2024 with the publication of its “Update Paper” focused on potential antitrust risks associated with FMs and a “Technical Update Report” providing more detail on the development on FMs (collectively the “Reports”). Below, we consider these CMA publications.
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